Wind-deflector for autos



L. J. SANK'ER.

WIND DEFLECTOR FOR AUTOS.

APPLICAHON FILED JULY 21.1919.

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To all whom it may concern."

Be it known that ll, 'Lnonnnn a citizen of the United States, residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles,

State of: California, have invented a new v 21* and a nut 22.

and useful Wind-Deflector for Autos, of which the foliowing s a specification.

My invention relates to wind deflectors for automobiles, being more particnla side deflectors or wings placed at o. of the wind shield on automobiles. "dine shields as ordinarily used on automobile are not oi sufficient width to prevent head wind from entering; the ides of the car, and the principal object of my invention is to produce auxiliary deflectors of sirnple iiorrn and construction. which can be readily attached to the corninonwindshield.

Another object of my invention is toproduce side deflectors in which the glass torning the wind receiving surface is resilien 37 but firmly mounted on the supporting means, the resilient members being otsiinple and eiiicient form and of such construction as to resist the deteriorating actionv of the Other objects and advantages will appear hereinafter from the following description and drawings. Referring to the drawings, which are for illustrative purposes only,

Figure 1 is a side elevation. partly in section showing a wind deflector embodying a form of my invention. v

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the wind deflector shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged vertical sectional view of one of the glass supports.

Fig.4: is a face view of one of the cushioning rings used.

Fig. 5 is a face view of the ring material, parts of which are broken away to show the structure, and

Fig. 6' is a sectional plan view on line 6-6, Fig. 1.

11 deslgnates the side frame of the windshield 12, such windshield bein of any well known construction as commonly used on automobiles. 13 designates a bracket which is formed to engage the windshield frame as shown in Fig. 2, the bracket having a plate 14 which engages the opposite side of the windshield frame, the plate 14": being clamped to the bracket by means of suitable bolts 15.

Formed on the bracket 13 is a cup 16 hav 1 increaacres.

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' ing a conical recess 17 in'which i's'rotatablvf I mounted a cone 18 formed and depending downwardly from an'arin 19. The cone'18 1s h means or a bolt 20 rovided witha' washer The' boss is enteriorly threaded to receive an interior-1y threaded nut 27 and the boss is also split as indicated at 23 so that w "en the nut 27 is tightened onthe threaded shown in Fig. 1, the vertical or central por-' tion terminating 111 outwardly extending upper and lower ends 28 and 29 respectively These ends are bored as indicated at 30 andinteriorly threaded to receive'a s fully hereinafterfde d in adjusted'position in the cuplobyn the outer end of the i' 'a'rni l9'i's formed a conical boss'24, the boss having a central bore 25 extcnding vertiy therethroligh to receive the wingbar 1w bolt 31. 32 designates the'wing' which cm; sists of a plate of glass provided Wlllll-"P'Gfforations or holes'33 to receive the bolt 31 (in each side of the plate of glass is placed a disk 'li he disks 34 are formedof sheet netal, being dished out inthe central: portion indicated at 35 and being formedwith' an annularseat 36. The annular'seat 36 receivesa cushioning ring'37 which inthe form shown is split as indicated at 38. The

ciishioning ring engages the plate of glass" and the disks 34hold the rings 37 so that the glass is supported between the cushionmgr-rings in the'disks. The inner disk abuts against the end of the arm on the wing bar and the outer disk in each pair abuts against a washer 39 against which is seated the head 40 of the bolt 31.

As clearly shown in Fig. 3, the glass is resiliently held between the cushioning rings or" the inner and outer disks, the perforation or hole 33 in the glass being of slightly larger diameter than the bolt 31 so that there is no engagement between the glass and the bolt. Each cushioning ring is made with a metal core consisting of wire indicated at 42, a rubber covering 43 on the wire, and a water proof fabric covering 44 over the rubber, this latter covering being; of vital importance as the rubber or resilient member of'the cushioning ring is protected from the weather, therefore it does not deteriorate which would permit the tion' to the windshield, a still further or secondary adjustment of the wing itself being permitted by the conical boss and nut connection of the wing bar to the arm 19. The peculiar construction just noted, that is, the conical boss and nut through which the wing bar extends is of such a nature that when the nut 27 is tightened on the boss 24 a vertical movement of the bar 26 is prevented but the bar may be rotated in the boss by manipulation of the wing 32, thereby permitting angular adjustment of the wing, the wing being a suflicient distance from the wing bar to permit the leverage of force exerted on the wing bar to rotate the same in the boss 2 this connection, however, being of sufiicient tightness to prevent movement of the wingdue to wind pressure.

As shown in Fig. 2 the wing 32 has been moved into a position with relation to the windshield so that the head wind will be deflected sufliciently sidewise and rearwardly to practically insure that the head wind does not enter the side of the car, the dotted line position showing a position in which the wing may be, placed when it is not desired to deflect the wind, the directionof movement of the car being in the direction indicated by the arrow shown in Fig. 2.

iVhat I claim is 2 l. A wind deflector for autos comprising a bracket arranged to engage the windshield frame, a conically shaped cup formed on said bracket, an arm, a cone on said arm rotatably mounted in said cup, an exsplit at its outer end and having a bore extending vertically, therethrough, a U shaped wing bar extending through the bore in said boss, a nut on said boss, and a plate of glass mounted on the ends of said bar.

2. A Wind deflector comprising a supporting structure arranged to engage the Windshield frame, and means for securing a plate of glass to the supporting structure, said means consisting of bolts secured to the supporting structure, a pair of disks on each bolt having annular seats formed therein, a cushioning ring in the annular seatin each disk, and a plate of glass between the cushioning rings in each pair of disks, said plate having holes therethrough to receive said bolts, the holes being of larger diameter than the bolts.

3. A wind deflector comprising a supporting structure arranged to engage the windshield i'rame, and means for securing a plate; of glass to the supporting structure, said means consisting of bolts secured to the supporting structure, a pair of disks on each bolt having annular seats formed therein, a cushioning ring in the annular seat in each disk, each cushioning ring comprising a resilient member and a weather resisting cover overthe resilient member, and a plate of glass between the cushioning rings in each pair of disks, said plate having holes therethrough to receive said bolts, the holes being of larger diameter than the bolts.

4, A wind deflector for autos comprising a bracket arranged to engage the windshield frame, an arm pivotally mounted on said bracket, an exteriorly threaded conical boss on said arm split at its outer end and having a bore extending vertically therethrough, a wing bar extending through the bore in said boss, a nut on said boss, and a plate of glass mounted on the wing bar.

In testimon whereof, I have hereunto set my hand at llos Angeles, California, this 15th day of July, 1919.

LEONARD J. SANKER.

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